Horseshoe.



PATENTED' JAN, 24, 1905. J. MATTAS. HORSBSHOE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.6, 1904- Patented January 24, 1905.

JAN MATTAS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,515, dated January24, 1905. Application filed September 6,1904. Serial No. 223,540.

T0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AN MA'rrAs, a subject of the Emperor of Austria,residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof. My invention has relation toimprovements in horseshoes; and it consists in the novel construction ofshoe more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in theclaim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved horseshoe.Fig. 2 is a bottom plan thereof. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thesame. Fig. i is a bottom plan showing the two sections ,or wings of thetoe just prior to their final engagement. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectionon line 5 5 of Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on line 6 6 of Fig.3. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan showing a thinner form of toe. Fig. 8 is aperspective of the assembled sections of the toe viewed from the rear,and Fig. 9 is a middle vertical section of the thin toe shown in Fig. 7.

The object of my invention is to construct a horseshoe with a detachabletoe, so that when the latter is worn it can be readily removed and a newtoe substituted without the necessity of taking the shoe off the hoof ofthe animal. Where the toe is practically inseparable from the body ofthe shoe,the latter must be taken off the hoof to renew the toe and inthe majority of cases the entire shoe must be dis carded. With myinvention, however, the shoe may be allowed to remain on the hoof Iuntil such time as trimming of the latter becomes necessary.

In detail the invention may be described as follows:

Referring to the drawings, S represents the body of the shoe, and l 1the removable calks. The toe in the present instance is composed of twosections or wings 2 2, each provided with a screw-threaded stem 3, whichis screwed into the shoe, the section 2 being provided on one facethereof with a pin 4. which is situated soas to enter and pass throughan opening or slot 5 of the section 2 just as the respective sectionsare given their final turn in being driven home, Fig. I. When the sec--tions are finally turned into parallelism, the

projecting end of the locking-pin 4 is turned down against the section2, (such turned-down portion being partially countersunk) thus firmlycoupling and locking the sections together. The latter are lapped so asto present a smooth and even surface along each face, the lapping beingdone by simply halving the overlapping portions of the respectivesections. When worn, a toe of this description can readily be removed bysimply straightening the locking-pin. when the respective sections canbe unscrewed from the shoe and a new toe substituted.

As seen from the drawings, the axis of the screw-threaded stem 3 of eachsection of the toe is inclined to the general plane of the sections, sothat when the stems are driven home the toe inclines outwardly from theplane of the shoe, Figs. 6, 9, this inclination being desirable toinsure a proper foothold for the animal.

The cross-sectional dimensions of the toe, as shown in Figs. 1 to 6,inclusive, are adapted for temperate weather; but for the winter monthswhen snow and ice cover the ground the toe is made much thinner, (inpractice oneeighth of an inch,)so that a positive foothold may beassured for the animal in passing over slippery ground. This reduceddimension of the toe is shown in Figs. 7, 8, 9.

I may of course depart in a measure from the details herein shownwithout in any wise affecting the nature or spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is In a horseshoe, a toecomprising two sections having each a screw-threaded stem adapted to bedriven into the body of the shoe, the axis of the stem forming an anglewith the general plane of the sections, a pin projecting from thesurface of one of the sections and adapted to enter an opening formedfor its reception in the adjacent section, the two sections being halvedand forming a lapjoint when turned into engagement, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAN MATTAS.

Witnesses: s

EMIL STAREK, G. L. BELFRY.

